Anagrams of kilogram-force
Word kilogram-force has
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that can be made by using the letters of kilogram-force.
- rigmarole
-
noun,
an elaborate or complicated procedure:
- galeiform
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adjective,
helmet-shaped; resembling a galea.
- aerofoil
-
noun,
airfoil.
- filmgoer
-
noun,
a person who attends motion-picture showings.
- aeriform
-
adjective,
having the form or nature of air; gaseous.
- carriole
-
noun,
cariole.
- coliform
-
noun,
coliform bacillus.
- floorage
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noun,
floor space.
- kilogram
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noun,
a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- arciform
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adjective,
resembling an arch in appearance.
- frailero
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noun,
an armchair of the Renaissance, having a leather seat and a leather back stretched between plain wooden members and having a broad front stretcher.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- foremilk
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noun,
colostrum.
- firelock
-
noun,
a gun having a lock in which the priming is ignited by sparks struck from flint and steel, as the flintlock musket.
- oligomer
-
noun,
a polymer molecule consisting of a small number of monomers.
- fireroom
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noun,
a chamber in which the boilers of a steam vessel are fired.
- forelock
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noun,
the lock of hair that grows from the fore part of the head.
- air-cool
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verb (used with object),
Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- Kilgore
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noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- lockram
-
noun,
a rough-textured linen cloth.
- miracle
-
noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- keramic
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adjective,
ceramic.
- lockage
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noun,
the construction, use, or operation of locks, as in a canal or stream.
- femoral
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated at, in, or near the thigh or femur.
- comaker
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noun,
a person who formally undertakes to discharge the duties of the maker of an instrument, especially a promissory note, in the event of the maker's default.
- foliage
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noun,
the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.
- megalo-
-
- glacier
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noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- Garrick
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noun,
David, 1717–79, English actor and theatrical manager.
- arcform
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adjective,
noting a type of cargo-ship construction in which the sides have the form of arcs so drawn that the greatest breadth is at load waterline, the purpose being to promote the flow of water to the propeller with an easy bilge and without loss of capacity.
- floorer
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noun,
a person who lays floors.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- aliform
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adjective,
wing-shaped; wing-like; alar.
- Lorimer
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noun,
a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
- Molokai
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noun,
an island in central Hawaii: leper colony. 259 sq. mi. (670 sq. km).
- flicker
-
noun,
an unsteady flame or light.
- moorage
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noun,
a place for mooring.
- firearm
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noun,
a small arms weapon, as a rifle or pistol, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder.
- re-form
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verb (used with or without object),
to form again.
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- oarlock
-
noun,
any of various devices providing a pivot for an oar in rowing, especially a swiveling, crutchlike or ringlike metal device projecting above a gunwale.
- armiger
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noun,
a person entitled to armorial bearings.
- armlock
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noun,
any hold in which a wrestler's arm is rendered immobile, often by the opponent twisting the arm.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- gremial
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noun,
a cloth placed on the lap of the bishop, as during the celebration of Mass or when he confers orders.
- Formica
-
- Merrick
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noun,
David (David Margulies) 1912–2000, U.S. theatrical producer.
- earlock
-
noun,
a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- fragile
-
adjective,
easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail:
- aciform
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adjective,
needle-shaped; acicular.
- Croaker
-
noun,
a person or thing that croaks.
- forearm
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
- Grolier
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adjective,
pertaining to a decorative design (Grolier design) in bookbinding, consisting of bands interlaced in geometric forms.
- correl.
-
- malefic
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adjective,
productive of evil; malign; doing harm; baneful:
- grimace
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noun,
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- armoire
-
noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- corkage
-
noun,
a fee charged, as in a restaurant, for serving wine or liquor brought in by the patron.
- Leofric
-
noun,
died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030–57 (husband of Lady Godiva).
- claimer
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- legroom
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noun,
space sufficient for keeping one's legs in a comfortable position, as in an automobile.
- fromage
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noun,
cheese1 (defs 1, 2).
- AFL-CIO
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- rimrock
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noun,
rock forming the natural boundary of a plateau or other rise.
- Graeco-
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- grackle
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noun,
any of several long-tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, especially of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- Foraker
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in central Alaska, in the Alaska Range, near Mt. McKinley. 17,280 feet (5267 meters).
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- oligo-
-
- formal
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noun,
a dance, ball, or other social occasion that requires formalwear.
- oracle
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noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- forego
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verb (used with object),
forgo.
- foliar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
- cirro-
-
- folkie
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noun,
folk singer.
- locker
-
noun,
a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
- Carmel
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noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- forcer
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noun,
a person or thing that forces.
- forage
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noun,
food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- Carrel
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noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- loafer
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noun,
a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
- fogram
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noun,
an old-fashioned or overly conservative person; fogy.
- flori-
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- carrom
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Florio
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noun,
John, 1553?–1625, English lexicographer and translator.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Corfam
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- facile
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adjective,
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
- milage
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noun,
mileage.
- corker
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noun,
a person or thing that corks.
- cormel
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noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- corral
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noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Marcel
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noun,
a marcelling.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- milker
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noun,
a person or thing that milks.
- Cromer
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noun,
1st Earl of, Evelyn Baring.
- micro-
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- Margie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- mickle
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adjective,
great; large; much.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- marker
-
noun,
a person or thing that marks.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- megal-
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- maigre
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adjective,
containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
- coolie
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noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- ferro-
-
- Clarke
-
noun,
Arthur C(harles) 1917–2008, English science-fiction writer.
- Morike
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noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1804–75, German poet.
- morale
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- looker
-
noun,
a person who looks.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- fickle
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adjective,
likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable:
- coelom
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noun,
the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- fiacre
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noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- Ferrol
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noun,
El Ferrol.
- ferric
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adjective,
of or containing iron, especially in the trivalent state.
- cooler
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noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- ferri-
-
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Colmar
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- mackle
-
noun,
a blur in printing, as from a double impression.
- macro-
-
- Farmer
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noun,
a person who farms; person who operates a farm or cultivates land.
- mirage
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- cooker
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noun,
an appliance or utensil for cooking:
- Cookie
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noun,
a small cake made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan (cookie sheet) and baked.
- former
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noun,
a person or thing that forms or serves to form.
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- formic
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adjective,
of or relating to ants.
- agric.
-
- garlic
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noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- grocer
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noun,
the owner or operator of a store that sells general food supplies and certain nonedible articles of household use, as soaps and paper products.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Rocker
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noun,
Also called runner. one of the curved pieces on which a cradle or a rocking chair rocks.
- lacker
-
noun,
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- Gloria
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Greco-
-
- Kramer
-
noun,
John Albert (Jack) 1921–2009, U.S. tennis player and promoter.
- reflag
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verb (used with object),
to register (a foreign ship) so that it flies the flag of the registering nation and thereby comes under the latter's protection.
- Reform
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noun,
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.:
- Gaelic
-
noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- refrig
-
- Kolima
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noun,
Kolyma.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- calker
-
noun,
caulker.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- Kilmer
-
noun,
(Alfred) Joyce, 1886–1918, U.S. poet and journalist.
- glioma
-
noun,
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- Kerria
-
noun,
a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- remark
-
noun,
the act of remarking; notice.
- galore
-
adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- remora
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- irreg.
-
- rookie
-
noun,
an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team:
- roofer
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs roofs.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- forrel
-
noun,
forel.
- Formol
-
noun,
formalin.
- rackle
-
adjective,
headstrong; rash.
- frolic
-
noun,
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- Calif.
-
- roomer
-
noun,
a person who lives in a rented room; lodger.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Gomer
-
noun,
an undesirable hospital patient.
- magic
-
noun,
the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
- 30-30
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- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- kefir
-
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- farci
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adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- ileo-
-
- Fargo
-
noun,
William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.
- MAgEc
-
- Gomel
-
noun,
a city in SE Byelorussia (Belarus), on a tributary of the Dnieper.
- fecal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or being feces.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- golem
-
noun,
Jewish Folklore. a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.
- image
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- Farro
-
noun,
emmer.
- femic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a group of rock-forming minerals in which iron and magnesium are essential components.
- mafic
-
adjective,
of or relating to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals.
Compare basic (def 4), ultramafic.
- gofer
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noun,
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Gorki
-
noun,
Also, Gorky. Maxim [mak-sim;; Russian muh-ksyeem] /ˈmæk sɪm;; Russian mʌˈksyim/ (Show IPA), (Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov) 1868–1936, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist.
- faker
-
noun,
a person who fakes.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- marg.
-
- Grofe
-
noun,
Ferde [fur-dee] /ˈfɜr di/ (Show IPA), (Ferdinand Rudolf von Grofé) 1892–1972, U.S. composer.
- Malik
-
noun,
Adam, 1917–84, Indonesian politician and diplomat.
- groma
-
noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- grime
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- groom
-
noun,
a bridegroom.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- kalif
-
noun,
caliph.
- Kafre
-
noun,
Khafre.
- ergo-
-
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- grief
-
noun,
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- fakir
-
noun,
a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker.
- imago
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- Kafir
-
noun,
Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.
- karri
-
noun,
an Australian gum tree, Eucalyptus diversicolor.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- gram.
-
- Maker
-
noun,
a person or thing that makes.
- Karoo
-
noun,
a vast plateau in the Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000–4000 feet (900–1200 meters) above sea level.
- Icel.
-
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- icker
-
noun,
the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Karol
-
noun,
a female given name.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- male-
-
- kilo-
-
- gloom
-
noun,
total or partial darkness; dimness.
- Lakme
-
noun,
an opera (1883) by Léo Delibes.
- folio
-
noun,
a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- frock
-
noun,
a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman.
- focal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a focus.
- gamic
-
adjective,
sexual (def 3).
- Locke
-
noun,
Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- gamo-
-
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Flora
-
noun,
the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- frore
-
adjective,
frozen; frosty.
- foram
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- g-cal
-
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- forme
-
noun,
form (def 30).
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- forgo
-
verb (used with object),
to abstain or refrain from; do without.
- forge
-
noun,
a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- forel
-
noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- Frame
-
noun,
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- freak
-
noun,
any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
- Melia
-
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- Frick
-
noun,
Henry Clay, 1849–1919, U.S. industrialist, art patron, and philanthropist.
- frier
-
noun,
fryer.
- Friml
-
noun,
Rudolf, 1881–1972, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- flor.
-
- floor
-
noun,
that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- kloof
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep glen; ravine.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Kolar
-
noun,
a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- gimel
-
noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- Kioga
-
noun,
Lake. Kyoga, Lake.
- flack
-
noun,
press agent.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- gleam
-
noun,
a flash or beam of light:
- gloam
-
noun,
twilight; gloaming.
- Fermi
-
noun,
a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Koloa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana, related to the mallard, having a dusky greenish head and dark chestnut breast.
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- flock
-
noun,
a number of animals of one kind, especially sheep, goats, or birds, that keep or feed together or are herded together.
- Korea
-
noun,
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.
Compare Korean War.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- gecko
-
noun,
any of numerous small, mostly nocturnal tropical lizards of the family Gekkonidae, usually having toe pads that can cling to smooth surfaces: the largest species, Gekko gecko, is sometimes kept as a pet.
- flick
-
noun,
a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger:
- Krieg
-
noun,
war1 .
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- Flem.
-
- Fleck
-
noun,
a speck; a small bit:
- flake
-
noun,
a small, flat, thin piece, especially one that has been or become detached from a larger piece or mass:
- fleam
-
noun,
Surgery. a kind of lancet, as for opening veins.
- logo-
-
- geol.
-
- flare
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- geom.
-
- flame
-
noun,
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- fore-
-
- mega-
-
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- ecol.
-
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- omega
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Oreg.
-
- olig-
-
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- calef
-
- orig.
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Clerk
-
noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clark
-
noun,
Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- moror
-
noun,
maror.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- cero-
-
- Ocker
-
noun,
an uncultured Australian male.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- OFlem
-
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- OIcel
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Okla.
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- oleo-
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- raker
-
noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- Rilke
-
noun,
Rainer Maria [rahy-nuh r mah-ree-ah] /ˈraɪ nər mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1926, Austrian poet, born in Prague.
- relig
-
- Alcor
-
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- agro-
-
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Afro-
-
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- acro-
-
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- refl.
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- areo-
-
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- AMORC
-
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Amer.
-
- aloof
-
adverb,
at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart:
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- Alick
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alexander.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- algo-
-
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Colo.
-
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Coker
-
noun,
Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- mero-
-
- crim.
-
- colog
-
noun,
cologarithm.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- croak
-
noun,
the act or sound of croaking.
- crook
-
noun,
a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Cooke
-
noun,
(Alfred) Alistair, 1908–2004, English journalist and broadcaster.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Comr.
-
- creak
-
noun,
a creaking sound.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- cloak
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- crake
-
noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- coel-
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- corr.
-
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- mil.
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- Reg.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- mal-
-
- rel.
-
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- Kief
-
noun,
kef.
- kg-m
-
- kolo
-
noun,
a Serbian folk dance performed by a group arranged in a circle, with the soloists in the center.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Mick
-
noun,
a contemptuous term for a person of Irish birth or descent.
- Koli
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- Mike
-
noun,
Also, mic. Informal. microphone.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Komi
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people of northeastern European Russia.
- Krio
-
noun,
an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- Kola
-
noun,
kola nut.
- Mar.
-
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- regr
-
- Rick
-
noun,
Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
- ref.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Kerr
-
noun,
Clark, 1911–2003, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958–67.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- kame
-
noun,
a ridge or mound of stratified drift left by a retreating ice sheet.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- kago
-
noun,
(in Japan) a small basketwork palanquin strung from a pole each end of which rests on the shoulder of a bearer.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- KCMG
-
- Rom.
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- IMCO
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- rook
-
noun,
a black, European crow, Corvus frugilegus, noted for its gregarious habits.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- ile-
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Mark
-
noun,
a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise:
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- kerf
-
noun,
a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Kemi
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- kcal
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- mGal
-
- merk
-
noun,
mark2 (def 3).
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Rock
-
noun,
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- karo
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- look
-
noun,
the act of looking:
- mako
-
noun,
a powerful mackerel shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moke
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- ole-
-
- lock
-
noun,
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Mack
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- mogo
-
noun,
a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- mock
-
noun,
a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- moki
-
noun,
Hopi (def 1).
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- loof
-
noun,
the palm of the hand.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Loki
-
noun,
a trickster god, born of Jotun ancestry but accepted among the Aesir as Odin's adopted brother: father of the monsters Fenrir, Hel, and the Midgard serpent, and the instigator of Balder's death.
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Mook
-
noun,
a contemptible, incompetent person.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- mol.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- log-
-
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lea.
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- leg.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Lam.
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- rack
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- mirk
-
noun,
darkness; gloom:
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- mag.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- org.
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- MILR
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- milk
-
noun,
an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- oro-
-
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Lick
-
noun,
a stroke of the tongue over something.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- RCAF
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- 1080
-
- eco-
-
- film
-
noun,
a thin layer or coating:
- flog
-
verb (used with object),
to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- Flam
-
noun,
a deception or trick.
- flak
-
noun,
antiaircraft fire, especially as experienced by the crews of combat airplanes at which the fire is directed.
- flag
-
noun,
a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
- Fla.
-
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- fig.
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- FERA
-
- FEMA
-
noun,
Federal Emergency Management Agency: a federal agency that coordinates the response to disasters in the U.S.
- fem.
-
- fec.
-
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- FLRA
-
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- FROG
-
noun,
any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- Cal.
-
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- Fri.
-
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- fork
-
noun,
an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- fool
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- folk
-
noun,
Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general:
- fol.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cark
-
noun,
care or worry.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- FOIA
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- fame
-
noun,
widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence:
- arr.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cog.
-
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Coke
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Com.
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- cml.
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cork
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Cook
-
noun,
a person who cooks:
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- coml
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coak
-
noun,
(in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- fake
-
noun,
anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit:
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fac.
-
- fam.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cir.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clar
-
- EGmc
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- CLEF
-
noun,
a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.
- Efik
-
noun,
a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria near the mouth of the Calabar River, closely related to the Ibibio.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- for.
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- AIME
-
- Alg.
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- alk.
-
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- Ger.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- geo-
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- AFGE
-
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Alco
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- goaf
-
noun,
gob1 (def 3).
- gook
-
noun,
guck.
- goof
-
noun,
a foolish or stupid person.
- agr.
-
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- Aire
-
- golf
-
noun,
a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- afr-
-
- glom
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- gro.
-
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- IOOF
-
- amok
-
noun,
(among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Ice.
-
- Arm.
-
- Ark.
-
- acr-
-
- Gal.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- aer-
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Arg.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ical
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ICAO
-
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- Aoki
-
noun,
Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
- MRE
-
- Am.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- OFM
-
- MRI
-
- OCR
-
- AGM
-
- Oc.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ACK
-
- ac-
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ock
-
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- OAO
-
- AIC
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Af.
-
- MLR
-
- Ar.
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- al.
-
- ag-
-
- MRA
-
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- AFC
-
- ROG
-
- AEF
-
- MOI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- AFL
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- AFM
-
- CMA
-
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- CLR
-
- cle
-
- AEC
-
- ROA
-
- RMC
-
- Clo
-
- MOR
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- clk
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- CLI
-
- AGC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ae.
-
- OEM
-
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- MLF
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- aor
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RCA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- oo-
-
- CEA
-
- AME
-
- CEF
-
- REA
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ALM
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ca.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- CAF
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- cf.
-
- CMG
-
- CAI
-
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- Co.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- cr.
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- cl.
-
- AMC
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OEO
-
- AKC
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- RFI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ALC
-
- CIA
-
- oic
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RFE
-
- OGO
-
- CIE
-
- CIF
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- OFr
-
- CIM
-
- of-
-
- CGM
-
- RFC
-
- Om.
-
- CFL
-
- CEO
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- CFA
-
- OLG
-
- CFI
-
- cfm
-
- RFA
-
- Ola
-
- CFO
-
- CFR
-
- CGI
-
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- OIr
-
- MLG
-
- il-
-
- MLA
-
- GCR
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- GCA
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- LaF
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- GCE
-
- GCI
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- gi.
-
- La.
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- kr.
-
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- Koo
-
noun,
(Vi Kyuin) Wellington [wee gyin] /ˈwi ˈgyɪn/ (Show IPA), (Ku Wei-chün; Gu Weijun) 1887–1985, Chinese diplomat and statesman.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LCA
-
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- lg.
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Lif
-
- FRC
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- FRG
-
- Frl
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LGk
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LCF
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- ml.
-
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GCF
-
- GCM
-
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- kMc
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Ir.
-
- ka-
-
- kg.
-
- ial
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- IRC
-
- ick
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- ior
-
- Ia.
-
- IOF
-
- IOC
-
- IMF
-
- ier
-
- IFC
-
- ILO
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- IGM
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- Kaf
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar stop consonant sound.
- io-
-
- km.
-
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Kim
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- gl.
-
- kil
-
- KIF
-
noun,
kef.
- GMC
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- KIA
-
- kgf
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Ker
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- kef
-
noun,
a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- kCi
-
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- grf
-
- Kam
-
noun,
a Kam-Tai language spoken in southern China.
- Kal
-
- LIM
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- fog
-
noun,
a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.
Compare ice fog, mist, smog.
- MCR
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- ef-
-
- efl
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- eir
-
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- EKG
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCI
-
- ECM
-
- mcg
-
- Mcf
-
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- EMF
-
- EMR
-
- EOF
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- Mao
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- mk.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIE
-
- Eg.
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ECG
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MGr
-
- MGk
-
- MFR
-
- MFG
-
- MFA
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECF
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Me.
-
- Mo.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- fic
-
- Fia
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- FIO
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Fl.
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- fm.
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Mc-
-
- FAO
-
- fo.
-
- FMk
-
- LOC
-
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FCA
-
- FMC
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- MF
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RO
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- LM
-
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IG
-
- M.
-
- K.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LR
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- LF
-
- RC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AO
-
- MG
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- ic
-
- GC
-
- OG
-
- Gk
-
- OA
-
- FE
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ck
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- RF
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- L.
-
- FC
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- G.
-
- le
-
- i.
-
- RI
-
- KC
-
- L2
-
- ol
-
- CM
-
- AK
-
- GM
-
- CE
-
- fg
-
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- rg
-
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- O.
-
- EI
-